depression tips for myself for the days I feel shitty like today but can think even less than today, let's go
-> drop the depressing songs.
yeah I know vent playlists feel edgy and it matches how you feel rn. drop it. it's only gonna make you feel worse.
instead, put the silliest, stupidest, hypest music you can bear. i like to use hatsune miku, at least for a start. after that my playlist works on it's own
-> remember the hype song? good. dance.
you probably haven't moved much in the last hour. so take a deep breath, get your ass up, and dance.
dance badly. dance fast. dance violent. dance like you're trying to throw something off your back. you are.
-> good, now you're out of the bed. congratulations.
give yourself a metaphorical pat on the back. hell, if you can, give yourself a literal pat on the back.
you can stop here, but like, you're already out of the bed, and the hype songs are still rolling, so might as well roll with it
so, what to do with your newly found grain of energy? pick one (or as many) you think you can bear
fuck the fancy soap and the products and whatever, just toss cold water in it and rub the sweat and oil and sleep out. its good enough.
-> fill your water bottle/cup/whatever.
make it cold. make it freezing. don't know when you're gonna get the energy to leave your room again? fill two.
hate water? too bad, a part of why you're feeling shitty it's probably cause you're chronically dehydrated. no shame, we all are. if it makes you feel better, idk, toss a bag of your fave tea in there or squeeze half a lemon. it's still water.
no juice doesn't count as water. neither does monster. no I don't care that its a liquid. you need water.
be them prescription, or vitamins, or just something to help with the headache you've been ignoring for two days. there's no glory in suffering, take your damn meds.
it'll make you feel a little bit better. if you can bother, wipe your armpits with baby wipe or a damp towel first. toilet paper gets gross when it's wet, don't use toilet paper.
get something clean and comfortable. we don't need to be dealing with sensory issues on top of depression. it doesn't need to be pretty or match. leave that for when you have the fucks to spare.
cold juicy fruit or crunchy stuff are my favorite options, but honestly, whatever you feel you can bear to both get and eat is great.
don't bother with balanced or healthy or fancy or whatever. we're trying to keep out of rock bottom, not get to the top of the hill. and remember - fed is best. whatever that means for you.
-> open the blinds + window.
I know this sounds impossibly cliche but sunlight and fresh air can do so much for your brain, I swear. if you can't gather the energy to go outside, bring the outside into your room.
and remember! the rules are all made up and there's no right-way-wrong-way of staying alive. if its keeping you alive then it's the right way. and if you need to get a little ugly, a little insane, a little unhinged to stay alive, then fucking do it.
capitalism is a lie and productivity is a myth anyways
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